This is a passionate plea for Africans home and abroad to seize the times, unite and change their conditions permanently. A tribute and a call to recognise our beauty and our ever going doom and how to mitigate it in the fullness of time.
Pan-Africanism
Politics and Society Cartoon: “You are killing my health system” — Phophi Ramathuba
“Medical xenophobia” is a real issue in South Africa’s public health system. There are many forms of discrimination motivated by hostility to the patient based on their national origins, which are considered a form of xenophobic violence.
Politics and Society Unpacking Africa’s divided stance on the Ukraine war
A lack of principled consistency in solving conflicts makes Africa’s non-aligned position look like short-sighted opportunism.
Politics and Society South Africa’s Thabo Mbeki at 80: admired on the continent more than at home
Mbeki has successfully transitioned from being an old horse of South Africa’s governing ANC to a highly venerated and in-demand African elder statesman.
Politics and Society South Africa’s ANC marches to a different drum than Africa
The ruling party still sees the world as a battleground between neo-liberalism and revolutionary progressivism.
Politics and Society Ndabaningi Sithole: Zimbabwe’s forgotten intellectual and leader
Despite being almost erased from history, Sithole’s ideas are still relevant today.
Politics and Society The Pan-African Parliament finally elects a president
The PAP’s failure to elect a president for over a year further undermined its already doubtful legitimacy.
Politics and Society Frantz Fanon’s revolutionary spirit lives on
A new collection of essays uses the works of the psychiatrist and radical political philosopher to explore how a community’s language and capacity for thought and wit threaten the state.
Politics and Society DRC’s fallen son Patrice Lumumba returns home
A gold-capped tooth which is all that remains of assassinated Pan-Africanist Patrice Lumumba, has been handover to his family by the Belgium government. After 61 years, the former Prime Minister can finally be laid to rest, and the full breadth of his execution has been laid bare for the world to see.